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Binnington makes 25 saves as Blues extend streak to 4 with win 4-1 over Kings

Los Angeles Kings vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

Dylan Holloway and Zack Bolduc also scored for St. Louis, which has won four in a row for the first time this season.

Kevin Fiala scored, and David Rittich made 30 saves for Los Angeles, which has lost three straight.

Bolduc scored his ninth goal of the season on a breakaway 9:27 into the second period to expand St. Louis’ lead to 3-1.

Buchnevich scored his 13th goal of the season on a feed from Robert Thomas to put St. Louis ahead 2-1 with 1:53 remaining in the first period. Thomas has an assist in nine straight games.

Parayko scored his career-best 15th goal of the season on a feed from Jordan Kyrou 9:37 into the first period to tie the game at 1-all.

Fiala scored his 24th goal of the season on a power play 3:43 into the first period to put the Kings ahead 1-0.

Takeaways Kings: Despite scoring first, Los Angeles showed signs of fatigue after playing Friday night in Dallas.

Blues: St. Louis controlled the flow of the game for the majority of the contest as the team finally appears to be hitting its stride under coach Jim Montgomery. The Blues are 4-0-1 since play resumed after the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Key moment Buchnevich almost scored a second goal as time expired in the second period, but the puck crossed the goal line about a tenth of a second after time expired.

Key stat Montgomery won his 200th career regular-season game in his 336th career game as a head coach making him the sixth-fastest coach in NHL history to achieve that milestone.

Up next The Kings play at Chicago on Monday night, and the Blues open a six-game road trip at Dallas on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

STL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:43 Kevin Fiala Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Drew Doughty (4), Anze Kopitar (34)
Goal 1st Period 9:37 Colton Parayko Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (24), Dylan Holloway (26)
Goal 1st Period 18:07 Pavel Buchnevich Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (33), Jake Neighbours (15)
Goal 2nd Period 9:27 Zack Bolduc Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathieu Joseph (7)
Goal 3rd Period 1:34 Dylan Holloway Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Schenn (25), Ryan Suter (11)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 20
25 Hits 34
1 Takeaways 6
26 Shots 34
1 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
100.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 28
50.9 Faceoff Win Percent 49.1
13 Giveaways 16
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Torey Krug, D Injured Reserve Oct 8
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Jeannot, LW Out Apr 20

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,713 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11
Full Standings